A semester of rewarding experience to gain grassroots organizing skills while working to get out the youth vote in the upcoming elections.

The PIRGIM Internship program is designed for college students who are passionate about political engagement and looking to increase their experience in political organizing and strategy. This semester long program provides interns with opportunities to build their leadership skills, political engagement, and interest in advocacy careers.

Internship Program Details

Our approach requires each intern not only to develop expertise in campaign strategy, but also to become skilled in organizing and the political process. As an intern you will work side by side with campus organizers working with students in Michigan.

Interns will have the opportunity to work on issues like:

• Turning Out the Youth Vote - Helping students register to vote and getting them out to the polls to make sure that young people are represented in our democracy.

• Environmental Protections - Banning single use plastic, protecting our natural spaces, 100% renewable energy, clean water, and more.

• Higher Education - Textbooks affordability, protecting federal and statewide grant programs, expanding student aid, etc.

• Public Health - Covid-19 campaigns, stop the overuse of antibiotics, and more.

• Democracy Protection - Protecting Voting Rights, Institutionalizing voting best practices on campus, Modernizing the vote, and more.

Interns will gain skills in the following areas:

• Building Grassroots Support - Petitioning, Phonebanking, etc.

• Event Planning

• Organizing Grasstops/VIP support

• Media Work- write LTE’s, release campaign press advisories and releases, hold virtual press conferences, etc.

• Coalition Building - building and supporting community and campus relations

• Fundraising - running funding drives, grant writing, etc.

• Online Organizing - Emailing, Social media, etc.

• Public Speaking

Intern responsibilities include:

• 10-15 hours per week commitment

• Weekly Activist Class

• Weekly National Program Call

• Weekly individual/campus priorities call with organizer

• Attend 5-10 hours of team events per week - work blocks, events, additional briefings/trainings, etc.

• 2-5 hours individual work on planning, personal priorities, etc.

Internships are available for undergraduate and graduate students from any major. Previous campaign and/or advocacy experience is a plus.